Be responsible on walks on farmland
Week: 16 | 21st April 2020 | Farming and EnvironmentAN APPEAL has been issued to the public, particularly dog walkers, to be responsible when out walking during the lambing season.Colin Smyth, South Scotland MSP and Scottish Labour’s rural economy spokesperson, Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire MSPand shadow cabinet…
Hartleys keep calm and canter on during crisis
Week: 16 | 21st April 2020 | Equestrian SportEquestrian UNTIL a few weeks ago the Hartley family were looking forward to a packed schedule of competition with their horses and ponies.Teenager Jackie and her dad, Steve, are well-known competitors on the local scene, while mum, Kath, prefers hacking…
“Bomber” command
Week: 16 | 21st April 2020 | Rugby SportRugby PROFESSIONAL rugby player Robin “Bomber” Hislop has secured his future with his team after he agreed a two-year contract extension.Doncaster Knights announced that their mainstay prop forward will continue to turn out for the club at Castle Park until…
European connections
Week: 16 | 21st April 2020 | Young Reportersby Freya McCallof Langholm I CONTACTED Lea Moyon, a French teenager living in Northern France, and Claudia Sancho, a university student, who lives in Bilbao, Spain to find out how this crisis has affected their countries and general life.Lea and…
Boost for flood victims
Week: 16 | 21st April 2020 | NewsFORTY households in Newcastleton, hit by floods during Storm Dennis earlier this year, have been given help, thanks to money raised in a crowdfunding appeal.The GoFundMe page was set up online by villager Jamie Thompson after he’d been moved by…
Langholmite in lockdown
Week: 16 | 17th April 2020 | News ReportersBy Ken Turk WE ARE now into our fourth week in lockdown which came in on Sunday, March 15.During the first couple of days there was, without doubt, a great deal of panic-buying in all the supermarkets but, fortunately, we…
Nurse catches virus from hospital patient
Langholm woman had sore throat, cough and was short of…
Eggs-actly what’s needed
THE Easter Bunny did not let down the children of…
Langholm gets £60k boost for shopfronts
A TOWN centre improvement scheme, which provides half of the…
On the frontline
Paramedic is committed to the service ONG-SERVING paramedic Hazel Jeffrey…
Full support promised after exams cancelled
Headteacher pledges that no exam pupil will be disadvantaged. NO…
Rugby season declared null and void
Rugby The SRU has declared the current rugby season null…
Horseracing BRIAN Hughes, who rides regularly for James Ewart Racing…
Libby switches focus to 2021
Athletics CANCELLATION of this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, due…
RAVE REVIEWS: Travel: Petra, Jordan
Reviewers: Tony Parker & Avril Bannatyne AT THE end of…
Kia ora from Aotearoa
by Heather Kennedyof Newcastleton HELLO from New Zealand or Land…
Centre progress
PROGRESS on redeveloping the Townfoot Sports Centre in Langholm continues.During…
Rainbows shine a light
THE rainbow pictures, which have been appearing in windows all…
EWM denies it has treated staff badly
Week: 15 | 10th April 2020 | NewsRedundancies were “out of the blue” and “heartless”, it’s claimed STAFF made redundant by Edinburgh Woollen Mill say the company was heartless not to re-employ them after the UK government introduced a scheme to retain workers laid off because of…
Care for our carers
Week: 15 | 10th April 2020 | LettersNEW immigration rules are coming into place, barring “unskilled” workers from the UK.The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the idea of “unskilled” people being of less value to our country is not only uncompassionate but evidently untrue.As well as those on…
Don’t ignore vital grants
Week: 15 | 10th April 2020 | NewsCouncil encourages application ESKDALE businesses could miss out on emergency grants if they fail to apply.They are being encouraged to apply for the Scottish government grants to help them through the coronavirus crisis.Dumfries and Galloway Council has released figures which…
Virus setback for Murtholm housing
Week: 15 | 10th April 2020 | NewsScheme is delayed by three months but could still be on time THE construction of extra-care sheltered housing on the Murtholm in Langholm has been delayed for three months.This is because of the Scottish government’s instructions to close all development…
Nostalgia
Week: 15 | 9th April 2020 | Nostalgia25 years:£420 boost for summer outing Around £420 was raised towards the summer outing for the elderly with a coffee morning in the Mission Hall on Saturday. The event was organised by the Langholm branch of Age Concern and Secretary…
Brown’s the Butcher opens
Week: 14 | 3rd April 2020 | NewsA welcome new shop as High Street starts to make a come-back A NEW food shop has opened for business in Langholm.But, because of the coronavirus pandemic, Brown’s Butchers has decided to only take orders for deliveries at the moment.The…
Day’s tree appeal dismissed
PHILLIP Day, owner of The Edinburgh Woollen Mill, has lost…
London in lockdown
A Langholm man’s perspective on the capital in quarantine By…
Amazing support from the community
Langholm COVID-19 support group garners 900 members We are living…
The Rainbow Connection
Following the coronavirus lockdown, many families in Langholm have decided…
AMAZING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY
We are living in a time of crisis and it’s…
Restaurant Review : The Boathouse Glencaple
Reviewer: Clare Rogerson Boreland We pulled up into a nice…
Lockdown in the Land of the Long White Cloud
Rhea Cavers AFTER a couple of months of travelling round…
Walk the Walk
E&L Life columnist Gavin Graham has an ambition to walk…
From a reader's point of view
Sophie’s column last month about the advantages of growing up…
Langholm Sevens cancelled
LANGHOLM RFC has regretfully taken the decision to cancel next…
RAVE REVIEWS... Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow
A RAINY day in Glasgow; what is a girl to…
Money does grow on trees in Eskdalemuir
FIVE miles along a rough forestry track north of Eskdalemuir…
Langholm goes live!
Week: 13 | 26th March 2020 | Arts and Entertainment NewsA NEW project has been started during this difficult time of social distancing and isolation and it is hoped it bring the community together to celebrate and enjoy the many talents in the town. Through the power of social media…
Village at odds with official flood report
Week: 13 | 26th March 2020 | NewsDiaries show residents were left to cope on their own in storm CRITICISM has been levelled against Scottish Borders Council for its account of the emergency help given to Newcastleton when the village was flooded last month. The report to…
Health helpline set up to manage more demand
Week: 13 | 26th March 2020 | NewsNHS24 opens dedicated service as a response to virus crisis AN ADVICE line, supported by NHS24, has been launched to address all COVID-19 patient enquiries. This new service on 0800 028 2816 is available 24 hours a day and 7…
Virus may put paid to most treasured event
Week: 13 | 26th March 2020 | NewsCommon Riding cannot take place in its customary way THERE will be no Langholm Cornet this year. The inevitable but shock decision was made by the Common Riding trustees and members on Tuesday. The unprecedented international health crisis, which is…
Electric vehicle ports coming to Langholm
Week: 12 | 19th March 2020 | NewsCouncil is waiting for a sub-station to be built on the Kilngreen WORK is progressing to install electric charging points for vehicles on the Kilngreen in Langholm. A sub-station needs to be put in place before the points are put…
Beef sector could be more efficient
Week: 12 | 19th March 2020 | Farming and EnvironmentTHERE is ‘considerable opportunity’ to improve the efficiency of the beef sector in Scotland, according to new research published by Scotland’s Rural College. Future policy should also consider positioning Scotch Beef as a high-quality, slow-finishing, grass-reared product to differentiate it…
£3.5m price tag to buy Langholm Moor
Private donations and crowd-funding will be essential to success AT…
Joint response
DUMFRIES and Galloway Council leader Elaine Murray has called a…
Community rallies to support people at risk
COMMUNITY and business life in Eskdale and Liddesdale is grinding…
Double celebration
Rugby RUGBY fans from Langholm enjoyed a double celebration when…
More stock is sold, average prices fall
LIVESTOCK sold through Scotland’s auction marts fetched £482.m last year,…
Langholm teenager is elected to parliament
Cameron is keen to start his fledgling parliamentary career A…
Region poised to deal with potential outbreak
All 33 tests for virus in Dumfries and Galloway are…
Project awarded £600k
Trust to develop Buccleuch House for learning and enterprise MORE…
Moorland purchase reaches critical stage
EXCLUSIVE: Public urged to get behind buy-out and sign petition…
Academy are Scottish champions
Heptathlon LANGHOLM Academy were crowned West of Scotland regional champions…
Cleaning up the Liddel
EWCASTLETON Wildlife Club members braved more rain last Friday to…
Patrons follow lunch with a talk
CAMPBELL Scott, a trustee of the Langholm Initiative and project…
